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TIL Charles Manson took 150 hours of Scientology courses and but rejected it as “too crazy”

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JYwwl TIL the original Alfalfa died by getting shot in the groin in an argument about lost dog reward money
47bg TIL that during Pink Floyd’s recording session for ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’, a song about schizophrenic former band member Syd Barrett, he walked into the studio after 7 years of no contact with a shaven head and eyebrows acting strangely and had the band members in tears upon recognizing him.
b95Vj TIL about the Devil's Chair, a graveside bench in the cemetery in Cassadaga, Florida. According to local legend, an unopened beer left on the chair will be empty by morning. The Devil is sometimes said to appear to anyone bold enough to sit in the chair.
9vw6 TIL Eminem’s childhood bully D'Angelo Bailey sued Eminem for $1 million. The judge wrote a rap to deliver the verdict.
mx6No TIL Sailors from 1700-1980 used distillation of sea water to create safe drinking water and current navy fleets can desalinate more than a million of gallons of water a day and be used in times of drought on land.